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If you already have children with your partner, or from a previous relationship, it is important to acknowledge their role and place in your changing relationship. There are a number of ways of doing this. |
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You may wish to include vows by you and your partner to the children, promising to love and cherish them and keep them safe. Just as you may wish to exchange rings with your partner, you may like to exchange a small gift with your children to symbolise the vows you make. This can take the form of a necklace or ring or other symbolic item. |
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If you have children from a previous relationship and they get on well with your new partner, you may like to include a welcome from them to your new partner. |
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You might consider having a blessing of the new family, with each member lighting candles and then using these to ignite a large candle symbolising the joining of the family. |
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Children can of course play active roles in the ceremony - act as page boy, flower girl, or witness (if over 18 years of age), or perform a reading or poem or piece of music. |
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Or you may wish simply to acknowledge the children in the words of your ceremony. |
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These are just a few ideas for you to consider. For lots of other resources, have a look at IDoTakeTwo.com - second weddings. |
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